Commentary From Ezra Klein at the Washington Post: When we first collected much of this data, it was after the Aurora, Colo. shootings, and the air was thick with calls to avoid “politicizing” the tragedy. That is code, essentially, for “don’t talk about reforming our gun control laws.” Let’s be clear: That is[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2012. Statement of Mayor’s Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: “With all the carnage from gun violence in our country, it’s still almost impossible to believe that a mass shooting in a kindergarten class could happen. It has come to that. Not[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2012. Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. “The entire AFT community is shaken to its core by this massacre of young children and the educators and school employees who care for and nurture[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2012. Dr. Christopher Lillis, doctor of internal medicine and Board Member of Doctors for America, issued the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to adopt stricter limits on soot pollution: As a health professional, I commend the Environmental Protection Agency for finalizing[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2012. Huffington Post, Parsing Obama’s Words on Legalizing Marijuana Ethan Nadelmann, December 14, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-nadelmann/obama-legalizing-marijuana_b_2300728.html Anytime the president answers a question about marijuana and federal marijuana policy, as he did in a recent interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters that airs tonight, it makes sense to parse his words. Four[Read More…]

Statement from Drug Policy Alliance’s Ethan Nadelmann   NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2012. In a letter to U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) asked how the federal government intends to deal with states like Colorado and Washington that recently voted to regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2012. This is one of the most important resistance actions in the country and it’s great to see it growing. The Blockade is preparing for more and larger actions with a training from January 3rd to 8th and they are asking people to join them. We hear from those[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2012. In January, the newly-convened Senate has the authority to change filibuster rules by a majority vote, according to a letter sent to the Senate today by a group of leading academics and constitutional scholars. The letter includes diverse voices such as Michael McConnell (Stanford Law professor,[Read More…]

Sign A Petition Calling For Vice President Biden To Respect Marijuana Reform In Colorado And Washington OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2012. On November 6, the people of Colorado and Washington state passed ballot measures to make the possession of marijuana legal for all adults and to regulate the sale of marijuana in[Read More…]

No One Should Go To Jail For Marijuana Offenses OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2012. There have been a lot of petitions going around lately, and I couldn’t be happier. Even if the White House chooses to ignore these marijuana petitions, we need to keep shoving them down their throats to keep awareness[Read More…]